A Tory MP reeled off lines from Kings of Leon and Billy Joel songs during a bid to ban flares from music festivals.

It is illegal for football fans to carry or use flares at a game and Nigel Adams wants similar rules to apply to gigs and concerts amid fears that current regulations are "toothless".

At the moment under-18s are banned from carrying fireworks in public places but most music events take place on private property, while adults can only be prosecuted for carrying or using such items at a concert if it can be proven there was intent to cause harm.

The Conservative MP for Selby and Ainsty believes that needs to change and his Events and Festivals (Control of Flares, Fireworks and Smoke Bombs Etc) Bill proposes a major crackdown on audience members using "dangerous pyrotechnics".

Mr Adams brought forward his Bill using a parliamentary device called a ten-minute rule motion which allows MPs to propose their own legislation.

He insisted he is a live music fan and that the industry supports his Bill.

And he even snuck the names of some slightly less well known bands into his speech.

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"But nobody should be seriously burned as part of a fun afternoon or evening," he said.

"Nobody wants to see a [US emo/pop act] Panic at the Disco or any other such music event.

"We want to see the number of these instances down to an [Baltimore punk-pop band] All-Time Low."

The chairman of the all-party parliamentary group for music told the House that in 2014 there were 255 incidents involving flares and fireworks at music events but only three at football grounds, mentioning festivals like T in the Park and venues such as Brixton Academy.

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He said injuries are usually the result of "bone-headed disregard for others" and "stupidity" rather than malice.

"I am not by instinct someone who likes to ban things," he said.

"I think by and large people should have the right to choose, to take risks themselves and make informed decisions for themselves, even if they are not decisions that we would make for ourselves.

Mr Adams wants to ensure nothing untoward is "on fire"

"However, audience members haven't chosen to be exposed to the danger of flares and fireworks deployed in improper conditions and possibly by those who have no idea or are in no fit mind to use them.

"They have come to enjoy live music and these incidents both endanger them and ruin their events."

He went on to quote Billy Joel's song We Didn't Start The Fire, telling the House that "the fire has always been burning since the world's been turning" before referencing the Kings Of Leon, stating that "we should ensure that nothing untoward is ever on fire".

He stressed the ban would only apply to audience members.

The Bill was adopted unopposed by MPs and it is due to receive its second reading at the end of April.

However, it is unlikely to ever become law without the support of the Government.